Transgender Oppression

When discussing injustices, it is pivotal--for the sake of true progressive social change--to include all oppressed groups into the dialogue. Transgender People tend to be heavily misrepresented and demonized. Because of transphobia, there

People believe that being transgender is like violating the will of God. I slightly agree with that because most religious people believe that God made you to be a boy or a girl. It is proven that biologically males have stronger muscles that possibly can make them better at certain things, such as sports, than regular males. It is the same with females. They undergo sex reassignment surgery which makes them look more like a female. Most believe that trans discrimination is just a type of mental disorder and I strongly disagree with that. Critics believe it is confusing for that person. Although people argue that gender discrimination isn’t an environmental issue, it STILL is an

Transgender is a metaphorical umbrella term that covers a person whose self-identification, anatomy, appearance, manner, and/or expression is different from the sex assigned to them at birth and does not fit with societies interpretation for the norm of gender roles. Included in the transgender umbrella are transsexual people, non-binary gender identities, and cross-dressing (LGBT Youth, 2017). Transgender individuals are often the target of discrimination, injustice and social stigma that can lead to negative health outcomes.

When people want to be theirself, doesn 't everyone deserve that chance at that much freedom? According to the national LGBTQ Task Force transgender people are not that lucky when it comes to the demographics of social media. On CNN website there 's an article that discusses how transgender people are twice as likely to be unemployed and four times more likely to live in poverty compared with the general population and these disparities are much greater for transgender black and latina woman said Emanuela Grinberg writer for CNN.

The oppression of LGBT men was and is a serious problem, especially during the AIDS crisis, but the efforts to eliminate this oppression has been mostly successful. Oppression has always been prominent throughout human history. The Ancient Jews were persecuted by the Egyptians and African Americans were slaves to plantation owners. Those are just two examples of oppression throughout history, though there have been thousands. One form of oppression was the oppression of LGBT men during the 1980’s as a result of the AIDS crisis.

People of color, women, and members of the LGBT community are often erased or excluded from history/education because of oppression based on their identities. The project will consist of creating a series of posters that will be placed in different areas around the Delta State University campus that will strike will be visually attractive, academically relevant, and have accurate descriptions of different individuals who have been excluded from history because of their gender, the color of their skin, and/or their sexual orientation. The goal of the finished project is to increase education on these individuals as well as illustrate, increase awareness of, and begin discussion about the systems of oppression that caused the erasure of them

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”-Nelson Mandela. When people are prohibited from being who they are, it is almost like telling them that they are not human. Whenever people are hiding their true selves, they are usually miserable and depressed. This is why we have movements such as Gay rights movement, civil right movements, women rights movements, etc. fighting to be accepted in the world. No one wants to ever feel isolated especially in a place that is supposed to be safe. Gay rights and ethnic oppression are fighting for different rights and struggles; however they are trying to achieve the same outcome.

The United States and England are two of the most modernized countries in the world and share several similarities, one of which being that the justice systems of both countries play their role in the victimization of transgender inmates. Vicky Thompson was a transgender woman, who was sentenced to 12 months in an all male facility in Leeds, England. Within the third month of her sentence, Thompson committed suicide after her lawyer was unable to get the justice system to recognize Thompson as a woman (Kale, 2015). Furthermore, in the United Kingdom, transgender people are required to apply for a gender recognition certificate in order to have their legal gender, which is stated on their birth certificate, changed to the gender which they

In 2015, at least 21 transgender people have been victims of fatal violence in the

During the life of Lili Elbe there were no laws that protected transgender people from discrimination. Currently many laws have been formed with the purpose of protecting the community of trans people. For example trans people can’t be discriminated against in the workforce and if they feel discriminated against they have the right to sue their employer. (ACLU) In Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia there a state laws that protect transgender students from harassment and bullying (ACLU). In 2013 California passed a law “specifically allowing public school students access to gender-specific school activities (e.g., sports teams) and facilities (e.g., locker rooms) that match their gender identity,” (ACLU). Those are just some examples of the steps that the United States has taken to protect trans people. People are starting to familiarize themselves with transgender people and are

As the title of the article states, this report discusses the stigma towards the Transgender community and the results of intervention. Through out the article stigma, within our society, of transgender individuals is the main topic with emphasis on the effectiveness of intervention style approach to reduce prejudice overall. Transgender (TG) individuals experience widespread prejudice and discrimination and are at greater risk for associated adverse mental health outcomes relative to their gender-conforming peers (Institutes of Medicine, 2011).

The transgendered women and men have always been here, however, they are experiencing oppression. But they are not purely identified as the products of oppression (Stryker & Whittle, 2006). It has been claimed by that authors that “it is passing that’s historically new.” The meaning of passing is hiding and invisibility. Transgendered people should have the freedom to live their life freely and show who

An individual’s identity is shaped by many aspects of their life, but the ones where they either experienced hardship or were oppressed are the most prominent in defining their identity. Individuals who identify as LGBTQ often have to deal with issues of inequality in their everyday lives, because the dominant group, straight individuals, create an environment where others feel oppressed. In many situations the dominant group feels as though anyone not like them needs to change, and because they believe sexual orientation is a choice, they should just be straight. The importance of maintaining individual freedom, even when laws that oppress people and discrimination is very prevalent, ultimately allows people to feel free. Many aspects of

Discrimination is the root of the limitations that transgender individuals have. There have been recent issues in public bathrooms within that past couple of years. There was a lot of controversy over the idea of a transgender man or woman using their preferred restroom. People were concerned about the potential of rape, and other crimes which in my opinion is ironic because someone who is transgender has to worry about this daily just because they are who they are and people do not agree with it. In fact, the Williams Institute completed a study focusing on transgender people in Washington DC. They

Transgender people are discriminated on an almost daily basis. They are discriminated in the workplace, as shown in a study commisioned by the Equalities Review. In a group of transgender people who have jobs and are prone to workplace-enviroment effects and opinions, “many respondents experienced harassment from co-workers and employers.” Nearly 29% of the group experience verbal abuse and harassment in the workplace enviroment, and about 4% received physical abuse. About 7% experienced threats, and about 27% experienced some sort of different treatment due to their gender non-conforming ways.(Whittle 38-39). In another study, it was found that being mistreated in the school years would have a negative effect on future outcomes relating to employment. “Those who were physically attacked in school were considerably more likely to stay in a job (64%) compared to those who were not (42%) (Grant 50).” They are also discriminated in public as well, adding on to the distress that many transgender people suffer from regularly, making it seem as if all transgender people are crazy. Transgender people are just more likely to be diagnosed as someone with a mental disorder because its helpful to see that those who have been diagnosed are “hurting and something needs to be done to help (Kreitler 1).” In